Detachable antislipping means



Jan. 24, 192g. Y 1,656,968

E. YOUNGERMAN DETAGHABLE A'NTI SLIPPING MEANS Filed Oct. 22, 1921 Patented Jan. 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT' oFEicE;

` EDGAR YONG-ERINAN, OF DES MOINES, OWA.

DETACHABLE ANTISLIPPING MEANS.

Application tiled-October 22, 1921. Serial No. 509,592.

The object of this invention is to provide of the ball or widest portion thereof, The o improved means for preventing slipping or hooks 17, 18 and members carrying the same skidding of a shoe when worn b y a person are adapted to embrace the shoe sole and engaged in running, pulling and the like`r extend across it substantially coincident with 5 such as a player of football, base-ball, tugthe line of demarcation between the tread of-war and similar games. and shank of the sole. Calks 19 are formed 5 .lli further object of this invention is to on and turned downwardlyrelative to the provide improved means for securing a call; forward end portions of the bars or joint device to a shoe in such manner that it can portions 12, 13 and said calks preferably readily, quickly and conveniently be rehave their width in s' substantial alinement moved and replaced relative to the shoe. transversely of thev sole. Ears 20, 2l are oo A further object of this invention is to formed on and bent downwardly relative provide improved means for bracing a call; to the inner, adjacent margins of the rear device along the shank of a shoe sole. end portions of the bars 10, 11. The ears l5 A further object of this invention is to 20, 21 preferably are in substantially parprovide means for constructing engaging a'llel planes adjacentto and on opposite 6 hooks integral withv and operated by supsides of the median line of the shoe and porting members of scissors type. are apertured in registration to receive a My invention consists in the construction, bolt 22. The bolt 22 preferably is provided arrangement and combination of elements with a nut 23 on one end and a head 24; on

hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my the other end, said head being formed with 7 claim and illustrated by the accompanying a shoulder engaging the adjacentear and drawing, in whichitself made angular in cross-section and Figure 1 is an inverted plan of a shoe adapted to be engaged and rotated by a showing my device mounted thereon a 'resocket wrench such as a skate key, not

quired for practical use. Figure 2 is a side shown, of common form. A brace or strap elevation of the call: device detached from 25 is formed on and constitutes a rearward the ,shoe Figure 3 is a front elevation of extension of the bar 10 and is shaped :1nd the device. 'i adapted to extend along and in contact with 3o lil/the consti-notion of the device as shown the outer marginal portion of the shank the min'ierals 10, 11 designate lmetal bars or of the sole. The tread po "tion of the sole 8o arms, relativcly'thin and wide, which are of the shoe is designatcifl 4by the numeral bent laterally adjacent to their ends and 26 and the shank thereof by the numeral 27.

cross each other, scissors fashion` in recum- In practica-l use the device is tightened bent positions and on` oblique lines. The upon or released relative to the sole of the crossing portions 12, 13 or joints of the bars slice by manipulation ofthe bolt 22, the 85 are provided with holes adapted to receive effect of which 1s immediately to contract a pivot bolt 14 or rivet whereby the bars the hooks 17, 18 on or expand them relative are pivotally connected. Forward end porto the sole and, remotely, acting through the tions of the bars 10, 11 are bent upwardly crossed pivoted members 12, 13, to contract and recurved slightly to form hooks 15, 1G the hooks 15, 16 on or expand them relative 90 adapted to engage margins of a shoe sole to the forward portion of the sole. Norin front of the ball or widest portion theremally engagement of the device with the of. Rear end portions of the bars 10, 11 earth surface is by way of the calks 19 but are extended substantially straight and in under some conditions and circumstances the parallel planes and extremities thereof, are ears 2Q, 21 and pivot bolt let supplement the 05 bent laterally and upwardly and recurved anti-slipping functions of the calks by enslightly to form hooks 17, 18 adapted to en gagement with such surface. gage side margins of a shoe sole at the r'ear I cla-nn as my inventionand an extension brace orn'led on and extending substantially in the line of the man' portion of one of .said pvofied bers.

'Sgglle :13u Des Bwouee, in the county o? Polk und tzxl'e of Iowa, the: let luy of September', '1921.

EDGAR 'VOINUGRMAN. 

